I recently learned from an amazing Mexican chef that the difference between salsa and sauce is salsa is not cooked and sauce is cooked.

If you already knew this, then pin-a-rose-on-your-nose smarty pants! If you didn’t, there was your fun fact for the day!

Needless to say my roommates immediately named this salsa “Awesome Sauce” completely contradicting what I just told you!

They were right though, this SALSA is AWESOME! I’m not bragging here because there was really no culinary skill involved, I just got lucky!

After the 4 hour long tamale making process I realized I had completely forgot about making a salsa or sauce to go on the tamales so I just started pulling stuff out of my fridge and throwing it in a bowl! The result:

Ingredients

2 Avocados (peeled, pitted and sliced)

Juice of 2 limes

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1/2 red onion (chopped)

1 serrano chili (seeded and chopped)

1 jalapeño (seeded and chopped)

1/4 cup fresh cilantro

2 tbsp avocado oil (or olive oil)

2 oz chopped green chilies

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp salt

1 tsp crushed red pepper

Simply put: throw everything in a blender or food processor and puree.

And now you have “Awesome Sauce”!

Dip some chips in it or serve it with your favorite Mexican dish like the Sweet Corn Tamales or these delicious Grilled Shrimp Tacos!

Hi, I'm Whitney! I’m a sports-loving, coffee-drinking, food blogger, the host of “ 29 Minute Meals”, a contributing writer for TODAY Food, cookbook author and on camera food and lifestyle expert, regularly featured on news stations across the country! On my blog, you’ll find most recipes are made in 29 minutes or less, in one pot, or in a crock pot! Learn More